Hair-wave pin clip



pI 21, 1931. C, CHOMETTE I 1,802,310

HAIR WAVE PIN CLIP Filed June 17) 1929 @awww/IW.

Panarea Apr. (21,1931

CHAR-LES oHom'E'rTn, or LONG y PTNTI' ISLYAND KGITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORT CHOMETT'E COMPANY, INC., 0E NEYLYORK, N'. Y., A. CORPORATION' 0FNEW'YORK Ham-whim rm cm1? Application mea n'eiv, i929. seal No. 371,490.

This invention relates to pin clips and in particular to a type adaptedfor use in hair waving. Y c AA particular object of my invention "is to6 provlde a finger wave pin clip which is particularly adaptable to theuse of hairv waving 4 the`l1ne "5 5 of Flgure f4 further-illustratoperation-and which is so constructed that it will rmly gripthe hair throughout its entire length and willetle'ctively hold it sothat the wave formed in the hair will properly set due to its havingbeen securely held in the proper position.

A still further object `of my invention is to lprovide a linger wave pincli-p so constructed 15. that when the clips are used in alignmentaround the head in setting the\w`ave, the ends of each adjacent clipwill itwithin the preceding clip so that the hair will not be gatheredvat any one point by the clips and '20 will be effectively held-due tothe particular cnstruction of the pin clip which provides for theholding of hair between the clip arms throughout the entire length ofthe clip.

.Another object of my. invention is the provision of a finger wave'pinclip which may be placed in'position with a minimum of Y effort, whichwill occup small spaceand f which'will not be unsig tly'in appearanceand which fitting to the contour of the head, may be comfortably wornduring the setting of the wave. v With the foregoing and other objectsin view, which will appearl as the description proceeds, the inventionresides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges `in the precise embodiment of the invention of what is claimedwithout departing from herein disclosed may be made within the scopeFigure 3 is a top plan view of the pin clip illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 isan enlarged section taken on the line 1 -f4 of Figure 2 andshows how the clip arms are hinged together.V

Figure 5 is :in-enlarged section taken on ngrthe construction of theclip, and

igure 6 isa fragmentary view of the ends of adjoining clips showing howthey are contoured to fit the shape of the head and also how theyoverlap to effectively hold the strands of hair without separating them.j

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail of another `form' of hinge employedvv inmy. clip.

`Referring to the ldrawings in detail, 5,;indicates ahead vided withwhat is known as a finger wave and is one in which the hair is set inwaved formation through the use of theI fingers of the operator toprovide the waves s so that when the hair is drg', the wave will e set.

In the processo water oriin er waving,

6, it being. customary to hold the dipped portion 7 ofthe wave throughthe medium of cli fusv hair waves .are kept in place by air pin'sfa'liquid preparation and a veil, the hair being dried with the result-that the waves remain.

My improved pin clip consists of a'lower clip arm-8 which is curved asat 9 to snugly iit the contour of the head, this arm 9 decrcasinthickness from the hinged portion of ing arm to the outer tipthereof andadjacent the its hinged portion, that the lower arm is maintainedinfspaced relation with theA upper arm 11. Beyond the oiset portion 10,the' lower clip arm 8 isprovided with thefhorizontal portion12 againstThis which bears one end ofa coil' spring.

coil spring is wrapped about the hinge pin- 15 and its free end, havinga tendency to open and being disposed between the 12 and the thumb piece16 of the 14 as at linger piece upper clip'arm 17, tends to keep thearms in contact or in closed position.

The thumb piece 16 isformed as an integral part of the upper clip arm 17and is provided with the hinge pin engaging eye portions 18 which aredisposed between the hinge pin engaging portions 19 which are beingoffset as atl 10 so.l

formed integral with the lower clip -arm 8. The upper surface of thethumb piece 16 magy be roughened as at 20 or knurled so that a rm gripmay be taken on the clip with the fingers, it of course being understoodthat the finger pieces 12 and 16 will be gripped 'in the finffers landpreferably, between the thumb and index fingers in order to open up theupper and lower clip arms 17 and 8 respectively, the open' positionbeing illustrated in outline in Figure 2 and the closed position inengagement with the hair bein y illustrated in Figure 2 in full lines.It wi l be also noted that the thickness of the upper;

and lower clip arms decreases toward the outer ends thereof and thelower ,clip arm is curved to fit the contour of the head while the uppercli arm i`svcurved to substantially conform to tile shape of thelowerclip arm but is so arranged that it will exert its pressure throu houtits length evenly upon hair positioned etween it and the lower clip arm.This is an important feature pf my invention and the :means wherebyT thehair is effectively held and the clipJ retained imposition.

When the hair wave isset through the use of a comb or finger operationon the wet head of hair, the pin clip is slipped wide open into thehair, the narrow, lower arm resting on the scalp right under andvparallel to the wave and in Vits center. The .shape of the wave is heldby the comb and the clip is` closed.y Other clips then follow oneanother until the entire head is suitabl covered and 'in this--respec't,it will b e particularly noted that the` offset in of the lower clip armraises the lower nger piece 12 in spaced relation withthe scalp andpermits the extreme tip of the next adjacent pin clip to be positionedthereunder so thatlthe hair is evenly held throughout and no separationof the strands of hair is necessary between each 0f the clips whichwould detract from the appearance of the finished wave.

It, will be noted also that the clip arms are narrow and beingrigid,exert an effective d pressure throughout their length to grip and holdthe hair positioned therebetween'.

If desired, the .under surface of the finger piece 12 may also beknurled or roughened as 11s the upper surface of the thumb piece 16 tofacilitate the' handling of the clip: n

The modified form of clip hingeV shown in f Figure 7 is formed withextending ears or bosses 22 on each of the clip parts, through which thehinge pin 23 passes.

It isevident therefore that I have ro- It is also evident that I haveprovided a clip which is slightly larger than a hair iii and which issimple in construction and which permits the placing of a number Qfclipsabout the head so that a wave is effectively held until it is dried andthe hair dressing operation completed. Y v

While I have illustrated' and described my of particularity,

invention wit some citlegree -I realize that i ice various alterationstherein may be made'without departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the appended claims.

, What I claim is 1. Aghaii' wave retaining pin clip comprising narrow,elongated hinged arms, means v for normally-urging the arms closed, eachof said arms having an offset portion therein, i

nddshaped to conform to the con/tour of the ea 2. A hair wave retainingpin clip comprising. a lower arm having an offset portion therein, anupper arm having an offset por- Jtion therein, a hinge pin forpivotallyJoining said arms anda spring for normally holding said arms in closedposition, and the o set portions of the arms constituting fingerpieces.' i

3. A hairwave retaining pin clip 4'comprising upper and lower elongatedarms havin offset portions therein, said arms' being curve to fit thecontour of the head, the offset portions ofy said arm constitutingfinger pieces, a spring, the free ends of which are positioned betweensaid finger pieces, and said arms being arranged to evenly engage hairheld therebetween throughout their length.

4t A hair Iwave retaining pin clip comprising relatively narrow,elongated upper and lower lfair holding arms, an offset each of thearms, ears on each arm at said offset portion, a pivot pin passingthrough the ears, a spring about said'pin for normally retaining saidarms closed, saidiarm-s being 'shaped to fit the contour of the head,and the offset portions of vsaid f arms constituting finger pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification this27th day of May, i929.

.,vided an improved finger wave pin clip w ose construction is simpleand which is so designed that it will effectively hold hair throughoutits length evenly and without danger of the hair beconing disarrangedbefore it has completely dried. Y

It will also be evident that the clip is so constructed that a number of these clips may CHARLES oiioMEfrTn.l [a s]

